National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka (Amendment) Act 1980

This Act may be cited as the National Film Corpora-tion of Sri Lanka (Amendment) Act, No. 45 of 1980.

“State Film Corporation Act” and State Film Corporation ” to be known respectively as “ National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka Act” and “ National Film Corpo-ration of Sri Lanka”

In the State Film Corporation Act, No. 47 of 1971, hereinafter referred to as the “ principal enactment”, and in any other written law, there shall be substituted—

Every reference to the State Film Corporation Act and the State Film Corporation in any notice, notification, instrument or other document shall be read and construed as a reference respectively to the National Film Corpora-tion of Sri Lanka Act and the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka.

Section 4 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the insertion, immediately after paragraph (d) of that section, of the following new paragraph :—

“ (dd) to ensure the provision by cinemas and studios of adequate services and facilities necessary for the convenience and safety of patrons of, and workers in, cinemas and studios ; ”.

Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the insertion, immediately after paragraph (b) of that section, of the following new paragraph :—

“ (bb) to control, supervise and inspect cinemas and studios or institutions engaged in the film industry ;

(bbb) to control the establishment and installation of cinemas ;”.

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Amendment 2 National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka (Amendment)

Act, No. 45 of 1980

Section 19 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (1) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :—

“ (1) The Minister shall appoint a Chairman of the Board of Directors from among the Directors. The Chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. ”.

Section 21 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—

“Appointment

21. The Corporation may appoint to the of officers and servants.

staff of the Corporation such officers and servants as may be necessary for the pur-poses of the Corporation.

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Amendment of section 61 of the principal enactment.

«. Section 61 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (2) of that section, by the insertion, immediately after paragraph (a) of that subsection, of the following new paragraphs :—

“ (aa) the provision by cinemas and studios of adequate facilities necessary for the convenience and safety of patrons of, and workers in, cinemas and studios ;

(aaa) the control of the establishment and installation of cinemas ;”.

8 The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 63, and shall have effect as sec-tions 63a and 63n respectively, of the principal enactment :—

“ Protection

63a.

Insertion of new sections 63a and 638 in the principal enactment

No suit or prosecution shall lie—

against the Corporation for any act on the which in good faith is done or pur-dir non ported to be done by the Corporation

against any member, officer, servant or agent of the Corporation for any act which in good faith is done or purported to be done by him under this Act or on the direction of the

Any expense incurred by the Corpora-tion in any suit or prosecution brought by or against the Corporation before any court shall be paid out of the funds of the

Any expense incurred by any such person as is referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) in any suit or prosecution brought against him before any court in res-pect of any act which is done or purported to be done by him under this Act or on the direction of the Board of Directors shall, if the court holds that such act was done in good faith, be paid out of the funds cf the